Headlands Graduate Fellowship

 
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Hollow Victory

Canvas, mirrored sunglass lenses

24 x 48 in. (flat)

Inspired by the nearby Nike Missile Site, this garment (also called a ghillie cape) is made to clothe the goddess of Victory that the facility is named for, were she ever to return. It is all-seeing, in the sense that it is made of many “eyes” but also a disguise that cloaks the wearer in reflections of the landscape.

 
 
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Hope Chest

Quilted cotton, embroidery thread, spray paint

72 x 84 in.

Made from novelty “bikini” T-shirts that have been dissected and reconfigured, “Hope Chest” is an examination of inheritance, both genetic and cultural, and the desire to embrace some narratives while rejecting others.

 
 
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JULY 4 1999

Artificial potted plant with video projection

2020

Documenting a once annual event in my hometown, a largely military community, the video depicts demonstrations of martial skill and prowess, celebrated as entertainment. Projected from a decorative plant, the video creates a violent specter behind the mundane object.

 
 
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Sun/Shade (1)

Archival Inkjet Print

2020

Sun/Shade is a series of photographs made by inserting an “artificial” landscape into an “authentic” space. I explore the desire to map one place onto another and look for moments of alignment, both real and imagined.

 
 
 
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Sun/Shade (2)

Archival Inkjet Print

2020